verify
gb/vˈɛɹəfˌaɪ/ us/vˈɛɹəfˌaɪ/
B2
English
~ 4700
Senses
0 senses
Verb
B2
action
1
Confirm truth or accuracy
To check if something is true or correct.
Usage pattern:
to verify [something]
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes confuse 'verify' with 'validate'. 'Verify' means to check if something is true; 'validate' can mean to approve or make legally acceptable.
Synonyms
confirm (More general; can mean agreeing or making certain without detailed checking.)
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validate (Often used in formal or technical contexts for confirming accuracy or compliance.)
Antonyms
disprove (To show that something is not true through evidence.)
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refute (To prove a statement or claim is false, often in argument.)
Collocations
verify information
|verify identity
|verify accuracy
|verify details
|verify account
Themes
business
|law
|science
|daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Examples
- The police will verify his alibi before closing the case.
- Please verify your email address to complete the registration.
- The scientist verified the results through repeated experiments.
- I called the bank to verify the transaction.
- The passport office needs to verify your documents.
Learner examples
- The teacher will verify the answers.
- Can you verify my address?
- The app will verify your phone number.
- Please verify the date on the form.
- We must verify this report.
Grammar
Dictionary form
verify
IPA
GB/vˈɛɹəfˌaɪ/
US/vˈɛɹəfˌaɪ/
Syllables & stress
veri - fy (2 syllables)
Stress on 1st syllable (veri)
Word forms
Verb
- Base: verify
- 3rd Person Singular: verifies
- Present Participle: verifying
- Past: verified
Word family
Forms
verifies
verb
verifying
verb
verified
verb
Core family
verification
noun B2
verifiable
adjective C1
Related words
verifier
noun
Negative and opposite forms
unverified
adjective
unverifiable
adjective
Advanced or less common
verifiably
adverb
verifiability
noun
Expressions
verify against
1/vˈɛɹəfˌaɪ əɡˈɛnst/
fixed phrase
Check by comparing to reference
To check something by comparing it to another thing that is correct or official.
Examples
- You should verify the data against the original records.
- The software verifies the entered code against its database.
verify identity
1/vˈɛɹəfˌaɪ aɪdˈɛntɪti/
fixed phrase
Confirm who someone is
To check and make sure who a person really is.
Examples
- The guard will verify your identity before letting you in.
- We need to verify the identity of all applicants.
verify information
1/vˈɛɹəfˌaɪ ˌɪnfɔɹmˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
Check if information is correct
To check if the details or facts are true.
Examples
- Journalists must verify information before publishing.
- Always verify the information you find online.